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The application window for the September 2015 SANE-A® and/or SANE-P® certification exams is now open.
To learn more, download the 2015 Certification Examination Handbook or visit the “Take the Exam” page at www.ForensicNurses.org. Apply by mail, fax, email, or online by July 22, 2015.
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Low volume areas serving pediatric sexual assault victims need increased access to case review by experienced examiners. Offering case review may increase the confidence of SANEs/SAFEs serving low volume areas. In this session, Terri Augspurger will illustrate the care of a pediatric sexual assault patient through case review demonstration. Login to the Online Learning Center today.
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By Catherine Iste
Why is achieving work-life balance as a healthcare professional so difficult?
As noted in the first part of this three-part series, it is difficult for everyone to agree on what work-life balance really is. Without a common vocabulary on the subject, it is hard to determine to what degree you may or may not be achieving it.
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The Associated Press via WTOP-TV
The boys said they approached the French soldiers because they were hungry. Some were so young they didn’t quite understand the acts the soldiers demanded in return. One boy, 8 or 9 years old, said he did it several times to the same soldier, “until one day an older kid saw him and told him what he was doing was bad.”
Another boy, 9, said he thought the soldiers had been urinating.
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CBC News
A seven-year-old Labrador retriever made B.C. courtroom history on Friday after assisting a child sexual assault victim testify at trial, becoming the first dog to be allowed in a courtroom in the province.
The girl, whose name can't be released, was able to cuddle and play with Caber, a trauma dog with the Delta Police Department, during breaks in the trial.
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WHO-TV
Iowa State University has been awarded a five-year, up to $20 million grant to establish a Forensic Science Center of Excellence.
The grant, awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), pends approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. If approved, it will be the third NIST Center of Excellence and the only one focused on forensic sciences.
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The Alliance
Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT
Join us as Lisa Wolf, Director, Institute for Emergency Nursing Research, Emergency Nurses Association, shares her expertise on moral discordance as it relates to nursing. Moral distress or discordance is a significant factor in nursing burnout, and thus has an effect on patient care. This webinar will discuss the manifestations and etiology of moral discordance in both inpatient and emergency care settings, identify specific personal and environmental issues that factor into the phenomenon, and present possible interventions to mitigate moral discordance.
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Forensics
All states should have laws ensuring that criminal justice systems properly handle, store and retain forensic biological evidence, according to a new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST's guide, Biological Evidence Preservation: Considerations for Policy Makers, encourages legislators, judges, law enforcement officials, crime laboratory managers and other policy makers to implement or update laws that support best practices in this critical area.
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The New York Times
Both houses of Congress are moving to guarantee greater access to contraceptives for women in the military, actions that lawmakers say are prompted in part by concern about unplanned pregnancies in the armed forces.
The annual defense policy bill, passed on Friday by the House, says military clinics and hospitals must be able to dispense any method of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Women have complained that they are sometimes unable to obtain contraceptives prescribed by their doctors, especially when they are deployed overseas.
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Michigan Live
Michigan's First Lady Sue Snyder will host a statewide summit on prevention of sexual assault on the campuses of the state's universities and colleges next month. The summit will take place June 8 at Lansing Center in downtown Lansing. It's entitled "Inform. Empower. Prevent. Let's End Campus Sexual Assault Summit."
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The Root
They’re crying out for help. But will anyone listen?
They are African-American men, struggling with mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder — many are veterans, but many more are civilians struggling in secret, ashamed.
These are men like 26-year-old James Brown. Brown served two tours in Iraq. When he returned home he was diagnosed with PTSD.
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By Michael S. Haro, Ph.D.
If you are easily distracted, your level of stress likely rises with these distractions. In this state, your potential for making poor decisions and mistakes increases. Leaders and managers constantly face their share of distractions, so it's important to know how to handle them in the appropriate manner.
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WLFI-TV
A forensic investigator is giving a glimpse into the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
The General Lew Wallace Museum and Study in Crawfordsville is hosting the lecture as part of its Civil War series. Indianapolis Marion County Forensic Services Agency Investigator Douglas Boxler conducted the research using modern forensic tools.
Museum Visitor Services manager Stephanie Cain said the intent is to answer some of the questions surrounding Lincoln’s death.
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